Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan has sanctioned Marlboro College's transfer of assets to Emerson College in Boston. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) also okayed the sale of the campus to Democracy Builders Fund (DBF), which intends to launch a new school, Degrees of Freedom (DOF), which is designing a low-residency college program with an anticipated opening in 2021. After the state approval was issued July 20, both transactions are expected to take place this week, according to Marlboro College President...
To merge or to collaborate as a Supervisory Union? Act 46 as amended by Act 49, in looking to save money on public education, requires schools to: “1. Provide substantial equity in the quality and variety of educational opportunities within their districts that lead students to achieve or exceed the State's Education Quality Standards; “2. maximize operational efficiencies through increased flexibility to manage, share, and transfer resources, with a goal of increasing the district-level ratio of students to full-time-equivalent staff;
Main Street Arts is holding auditions for its production of the British comedy Noises Off, scheduled for performances during its Great River Theater Festival next summer. Auditions are Friday, Dec. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7., from 3 to 6 p.m., with call-backs Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. Rehearsals will begin in May and will typically be held two evenings a week and weekend mornings. Performances are July 10-19. Those auditioning should expect...
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